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WorksheetsBeowulf: "The Battle with Grendel's Mother"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which character does the kenning "Edgetho's brave son" (449) refer to?
Hrothgar
Grendel
Unferth
Beowulf
Who is Unferth?
Hrothgar's closest advisor
A Danish warrior who questioned Beowulf's bravery
A Geat warrior who questioned Beowulf's bravery
A mighty sword
What is Hrunting?
Hrothgar's closest advisor
A Danish warrior who questioned Beowulf's bravery
A Geat warrior who questioned Beowulf's bravery
A mighty sword
True or False? Beowulf fights Grendel's mother alone.
True
False
How does Beowulf reach Grendel and his mother's lair?
He runs.
He swims.
He fights.
He crawls.
Why is Grendel's mother unable to hurt Beowulf?
He is protected by a magic spell.
He is wearing a mail shirt.
He is too quick for her blows.
Her claws are cursed.
When Beowulf attacks Grendel's mother, what problem does he discover?
Grendel's mother can turn invisible.
Grendel's mother is impervious to pain.
Hrunting cannot hurt Grendel's mother.
Hrunting is broken.
Besides the mail shirt, what/who helps Beowulf in battle?
Hrothgar
Grendel
Thor
God
What does Beowulf find to use in his battle with Grendel’s mother? What is special about it?
A sword made by giants
A slingshot made by King David
A giant hammer
An enchanted bow and arrow
How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
He beheads her.
He cuts off her arm.
He stabs her through the heart.
He stabs her through the head.
Before returning to land, what does Beowulf do?
He cuts off Grendel's mother's arm.
He cuts off Grendel's head.
He raids the lair for treasure.
He thanks God.
Before Beowulf returns, what do the warriors on land believe?
"They spoke about Beowulf / All the graybeards, whispered together / And said that hope was gone, that the hero / Had lost fame and his life at once, and would never / Return to the living, come back as triumphant / As he had left; almost all agreed that Grendel's / Mighty mother, the she-wolf, had killed him" (566-572).
They believed that Grendel's mother had killed him.
Who goes home? Who waits for Beowulf?
The Danes go home; the Geats wait for Beowulf.
The Geats go home; the Danes wait for Beowulf.
Both the Danes and the Geats wait for Beowulf.
Both the Danes and the Geats go home.
Which items does Beowulf take from the lair? (Check all that apply.)
Grendel's head
Grendel's mother's head
The sword hilt
The treasure
How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?
(a)
